Terry D. Adams: Iran is threat to world

Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

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I wonder if people understand how big a threat Iran is to world peace.

President Obama's reaching out to Iran with an open hand of friendship is good, compared to President Bush's iron-glove approach, but the hard-liners in Tehran show no signs of taking that hand in peace, as Iran continues to support terrorist groups and build its military power.

Iran's claim that it wants to use its nuclear program for energy rather than weapons development is hard to believe, given Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's threat to wipe Israel off the face of the Earth.

If we learned anything from 9/11, it is that terrorist groups can launch major attacks against us. If these groups were to obtain nuclear weapons from Iran, or elsewhere, an attack would be catastrophic.

At some point, either America or Israel will have to take military action against Iran, for security reasons and to prevent a wider war.

I hope that in the upcoming election in Iran, the people and their government will send a signal to the world that they are on a road to peace, not war.